Fragment of comb

Details

• Title

  Fragment of comb

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt › Sawhāj › Akhmim (find spot)

• Date

  Roman Period (Egypt) (30 BC - AD 395)

• Material and technique

  wood; copper

• Object type

  toilet/cosmetic equipment › toilet-tool/implement › comb

• Dimensions

  9.7 cm (height)
  2.3 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the Reverend Greville John Chester, 1890.

• Museum location

  Lower ground floor | Gallery 4 | Conservation

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1890.467

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